Afghanistan 20 years on: What does it mean for Canadians?   Guest Speaker: Col. James Hammon Tuesday February 22, 11:45 am at the  Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria.   The presentation will bring the audience up to date on the developments since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 and reflect on the nature … Continue reading Afghanistan 20 years on : What does it mean for Canadians

Guest Speaker: Dr. Val Napoleon   Tuesday March 15, 11:45 am at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria What are the possibilities in the future for Indigenous law in the world – as law? Dr. Val Napoleon, Acting Dean and Professor, and Law Foundation Chair in Indigenous Justice and Governance, will speak on how the new … Continue reading Possibilities and Hopes for Indigenous Law

These gifted international students will entertain you with skits, routines, and mayhem.

AGAINST   THE    CURRENT:  The Remarkable Life of Agnes Deans Cameron Guest Speaker:  Cathleen Converse Tuesday May 24, 11:45 am at the  Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria. The presentation by Cathleen Converse a #1 best-selling and award-winning author, will describe the fascinating and remarkable life of the renown of Agnes Deans Cameron—a trailblazer in the … Continue reading Against the Current: The remarkable life of Agnes Deans Cameron

  Mayor Lisa Helps Join Club members and friends for lunch at the Hotel Grand Pacific and a talk by City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps on Wednesday, June 22.  Mayor Helps was elected as a Councillor in 2011 and has served as Mayor since 2014.  In her talk, ‘Looking Back and Looking Ahead – … Continue reading Looking Back and Looking Ahead – Eight Years in Review

With his life time of dedication and achievements working on Indigenous issues in BC and Canada, Murray Rankin is one of our foremost personalities to speak on the subject of reconciliation and what it will mean to British Columbia

Kathy Stinson will speak on Cool Aid Services including medical outreach to the unhoused Everyone deserves a home

Dr. Ed Nissen will speak on Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards. They are amongst the most devastating of natural hazards, and while they are impossible to predict, seismologists are making great strides in anticipating their locations, frequencies, and magnitudes. In this presentation, he will discuss the unique tectonic setting of Vancouver Island and describe the three particular types … Continue reading Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards of Coastal BC

This 109th year of this Canadian Club’s tradition celebrates the occasion to launch your festive holiday season with family and friends in the historic Crystal Ball Room and with Seasonal Entertainment

Dr. Kevin Hall will speak on the rapid social, economic, environmental and technological change require imaginative thinking and productive partnerships